At just 17-years-old, Modern Family actress Ariel Winter decided to get a breast reduction, and now she's opening up about the difficult decision.

Ariel tellsGlamourthat her body developed almost over night. "It really did happen overnight," Ariel admitted. "I remember being in my sister's wedding and being so flat and thinking, 'I just wish I would grow boobs!' and then overnight I did. But then they kept growing and growing and growing, and it didn't seem like they were going to stop."

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She began to feel uncomfortable in her own body, and all the attention her chest was getting. Puberty is awkward for everyone, but as the star of a hit TV show, Ariel was going through these changes in front of the entire world, and had to deal with constant attacks from Internet trolls who deemed her body "too mature" and call her out for dressing inappropriate for her age. "We live in a day and age where everything you do is ridiculed. The Internet bullies are awful," Ariel said. "Everyone would [say], "Why is she dressing so mature? That's so inappropriate for her age!'"

While the bullies did a number on Ariel's self esteem, it was nothing compared to the physical pain that came with having breasts too large for her body to support. "It was so painful," Ariel said. "I had a lot of back problems. I really couldn't stand up straight for a long period of time. It started to hurt so bad that I couldn't take the pain.My neck was hurting so bad and I actually had some problems with my spine."

Earlier this year, while on a shopping trip with a cousin, Ariel became disheartened when she realized there were no bathing suits that would fit her 32F breasts. "I really felt bad about myself. I didn't feel happy. I just kept saying, 'What am I going to wear? There's nothing for me to wear at the beach, at the pool,'" she explained.

Once she began to seriously consider getting a breast reduction, she immediately began talking to her doctor. Ariel and her doctor decided on a cup size that would greatly alleviate her back pain, but still keep the curvy proportions she had learned to love, and this past July, Ariel had the surgery.

After what she explains was a relatively quick recovery, Ariel feels better than ever.. "I have felt more happy with myself than I ever have...I was buying clothes and crying as I put them on, I was so happy," she said. "You just feel so relieved and excited. You feel like a new person. You feel like this is how I was supposed to be."